W.D.M.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
+6.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+2.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
169
+9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-14.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £15,188,000 | £15,825,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £870,000 | £691,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,219,000 | £1,038,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £824,000 | — | £1,196,000 | — | £609,000 | — | £1,025,000 | £671,000 | |
| Cash | — | £6,775,000 | — | £7,033,000 | — | £8,050,000 | — | £10,868,000 | £11,561,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,829,000 | — | £17,039,000 | — | £17,780,000 | — | £19,154,000 | £19,659,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £15,530,000 | — | £16,773,000 | — | £17,369,000 | — | £18,641,000 | £19,068,000 | |
| Equity | £14,788,000 | £15,530,000 | £15,530,000 | £16,773,000 | £16,773,000 | £17,369,000 | £17,369,000 | £18,641,000 | £19,068,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 155 | — | 143 | — | 137 | — | 155 | 169 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,915,000 | £8,473,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £228,000 | £233,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+4.2%
£15,188,000 £15,825,000
-
Cash
+6.4%
£10,868,000 £11,561,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.3%
£18,641,000 £19,068,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+9%
155 169
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-20.6%
£870,000 £691,000
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Profit before tax
-14.8%
£1,219,000 £1,038,000
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Wages
+7%
£7,915,000 £8,473,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | 13.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.32x | 5.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.15x | 10.01x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- W.D.M.LIMITED · parent
- WDM (USA) Limited 100%
- WDM (New Zealand) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A new SCRIM (SM5) was completed and shipped to the USA to assist the completion of the US program for 2024/25.”
- “A new SCRIM machine was built during the year to supplement the UK fleet, that vehicle was all but complete at the financial year, in readiness for the 2025/26 season.”
- “WDM successfully won the new NZTA contract which guarantees a presence in New Zealand to at least 2031, with possibility of an extension for up to two years. Work on this new contract will commence in 2025/26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Stuart Roger Thomas | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | — | British |
| GARDINER, Christopher John | Director | 2004-09-17 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Phyllis Margaret | Secretary | — | 2004-09-01 |
| GARDINER, John Leslie | Director | — | 2023-04-04 |
| GARDINER, Leslie Arthur John, Council Member | Director | — | 1999-03-29 |
| GARDINER, Sylvia Frances | Director | — | 2008-02-21 |
| SZERENCSES, Imre | Director | — | 2001-03-31 |
| WILLIS, Ian Clifford | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Michael Robinson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2023-04-05 | Ceased 2024-07-23 |
| Mr Christopher John Gardiner | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2023-04-05 | Active |
| Mr John Leslie Gardiner | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.